Malcolm Turnbull had hoped that throwing the controversial Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act to a parliamentary inquiry would help resolve an issue that has become totemic for conservatives…

Section 18C goes further than the laws of many other democracies by applying to ‘offensive’ and ‘insulting’ speech.
AAP/Lukas CochDecember 12, 2016

Malcolm Turnbull, who just recently had “no plans” to change section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA), has now launched an inquiry that will lead to changing both it and the Human Rights Commission…

Strong evidence backs the increasing weight of international sentiment opposing Australia’s human rights record. Australia may already have pariah status in terms of its asylum policies.

Peter Dutton has proven why he should not be given sole power under the government’s proposed new law to revoke the citizenship of dual nationals involved in terrorist activities.
AAP/Dave HuntJune 8, 2015

Last Friday, Attorney-General George Brandis and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton issued an extraordinary statement declaring that the president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, needed…

What we know of the harm that indefinite detention does to children underpins the case for partisan opposition to the policy.
AAP/Jesse RobertsMarch 10, 2015

The government's war on Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs has deepened into a major test of credibility, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop flatly contradicting evidence given by a senior public servant.

Gillian Triggs has been subjected to sustained attacks from government MPs and The Australian newspaper in recent times.
AAP/Lukas CochFebruary 25, 2015

After a day-long government assault on Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs, she's still in place.

The failure of senior ministers of government to observe basic protocols of respect for the Human Rights Commission and its president, Gillian Triggs, gives the nation a signal that the institutions of democracy are dispensable.
AAP/Lukas CochFebruary 16, 2015

In his incautious remarks about the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) report into children in detention, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has shown a disregard for basic institutions of democracy that…

A drawing by a six-year-old child detained at the Christmas Island detention centre.
AAP/AHRCFebruary 11, 2015

The federal government has tabled the long-awaited Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) report into children held in immigration detention. The report, which recommends a royal commission be held…

Australian Human Rights Commission President Gillian Triggs has come under attack from sections of the media and government.
AAP/Quentin JonesJanuary 19, 2015